Elsener Great Plains Indians

Front 1

Evidence in Wyoming and Texas estimates Indians have lived on the Plains from ________ to ________.

Back 1

10,500 to 38,000 years ago.

Front 2

This time scale is used in archaeology, geology, and other scientific disciplines to specify when events in the past occurred and the standard practice is to use 1950 as the arbitrary origin of the age scale.

Back 2

Before Present (BP)

Front 3

Europeans brought both opportunities and perils to the Plains Indians in the form of ___________ and ___________.

Back 3

trade goods and diseases

Front 4

During the 19th century the U.S. government dealt with conflicts between Indians and non-Indians by making __________ that restricted Native Americans to certain areas.

Back 4

Treaties

Front 5

The 1934 Act that ended allotment, increased tribally owned land, authorized tribes to organize tribal governments, and allowed greater access to economic resources.

Back 5

Indian Reorganization Act (IRA)

Front 6

This Act in 1946 allowed Native Americans to win claims against the government for past mistreatment such as violation treaties and land seizures.

Back 6

Indian Claims Commission Act

Front 7

This group worked to protect and advance Native American interest, often by lobbing Congress.

Back 7

National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)

Front 8

June 27, 1874 battle, which ended in Indian defeat, between buffalo hunters and approximately 700 Comanche, Kiowa, and Southern Cheyenne warriors led by Quanah Parker and Isatai.

Back 8

Battle of Adobe Walls